JEE Main 2012 — Straight Lines Question with Solution
JEE Main 2012 (Offline)
Question
A line is drawn through the point to meet the coordinate axes at and such that it forms a triangle , where is the origin. If the area of the triangle is least, then the slope of the line is
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Correct answer
C
Step-by-step explanation
Equation of line passing through with slope is
Area of
is least if
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